- [countable]
an amount of money, space, etc. that is given to somebody for a particular purpose 划拨的款项；拨给的场地；分配的东西 We have spent our entire allocation for the year. 我们已用完今年划拨的全部款项。
Extra ExamplesThe allocation must be made according to a strict set of criteria. 分配必须按照一套严格的标准进行。 The charity is trying to get its allocation increased for next year. 这家慈善机构正争取使明年的拨款能有所增加。 The school gave them a generous allocation of money with which to purchase books. 学校拨给他们一大笔钱用于购买书籍。 The project was financed by an allocation of funds from the National Lottery. 该项目由国家彩票拨款资助。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- total
- fair
- get
- receive
- increase
- …
- [uncountable]
the act of giving something to somebody for a particular purpose 划；拨；分配 the allocation of food to those who need it most 分配食物给最需要的人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- efficient
- inefficient
- random
- …
- make
- announce
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin allocatio(n-), from the verb allocare, from ad- ‘to’ + locare, from locus ‘place’.